Diets and Dieting

Mamoun's Falafel should get something like a lifetime achievement award for New Haven restaurants, maybe even an a cappella bar song (“From the Mabrumeh down at Mamoun's...”) to nudge it closer to Pepe’s, Louis’, Claire’s and Whoever-Else’s in the local pantheon of culinary institutions. Back in the 1980s, before New Haven's restaurant renaissance, when it was really tough for insomniacs to find a safe place to sit and sip, Mamoun's was a lifeline. Along with its grainy Turkish coffee, the dolma was such a bonus. Today, Mamoun's continues to win awards for its food, but now there are so many more choices of authentic Middle...

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Mamoun's Falafel should get something like a lifetime achievement award for New Haven restaurants, maybe even an a cappella bar song (“From the Mabrumeh down at Mamoun's...”) to nudge it closer to Pepe’s, Louis’, Claire’s and Whoever-Else’s in the local...

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If you're trying to eat a heart-friendly diet and avoid putting on weight, which snack makes more sense: a cup of pretzels or quarter-cup of mixed nuts? For about the same number of calories (between 160 and 170), the pretzels provide just over 1 gram...

Research shows your partner can help you succeed or undo your efforts. Here are three tips to get--and give--support while dieting:
1. Discuss your goals.
The first step in almost any diet plan is to make a goal, but it's equally crucial to talk about...

You may soon be adding herring, rutabaga and lingonberries to your shopping list, thanks to recent findings and the emerging popularity of the New Nordic Diet. This dietary pattern is based on the traditional, regional foods--fish, game, berries, whole...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My father is 84 and lives on his own. He's in very good health but seems to have lost some weight in the last few months. He says he just doesn't have much of an appetite. Would having him try meal replacement drinks be a good idea, or...

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WASHINGTON Missouri Republican Sen. Roy Blunt is in the middle of a fight over the government's dietary guidelines, which are slated to be updated this year. House and Senate spending bills working their way through Congress have recently been...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm newly pregnant and overwhelmed with food advice from my friends. Is it true that I shouldn't eat any deli meat during my pregnancy? What about caffeine? Could it harm the baby? Are there other foods I should avoid while pregnant?
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While dietary supplements--products intended...

Congressional Republicans are pushing back against proposed dietary guidelines that urge Americans to consider the environment when deciding what foods to eat.
House and Senate spending bills say the guidelines must focus only on nutrition and diet....

Your kidneys work hard every day to filter out wastes from your bloodstream. Unfortunately, an estimated 20 million Americans have impaired kidney function, and many don't even know it.
Most people won't progress to complete kidney failure, but kidneys...

Environmental Nutrition
Your kidneys work hard every day to filter out wastes from your bloodstream. Unfortunately, an estimated 20 million Americans have impaired kidney function, and many don't even know it. Most people won't progress to complete...

Environmental Nutrition
More than half of Americans use dietary supplements, including multivitamins and botanical supplements, in tablet, capsule, liquid and powder form, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While dietary supplements...

Environmental Nutrition
When it comes to making sound nutrition choices, many would like it to be black and white. This food is good; this food is bad. This fruit is the worst; this vegetable is the best. However, healthy eating isn't all black and...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I'm newly pregnant and overwhelmed with food advice from my friends. Is it true that I shouldn't eat any deli meat during my pregnancy? What about caffeine? Could it harm the baby? Are there other foods I should avoid while pregnant?
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Once seen only among an older population, adult diseases such as fatty liver disease, hypertension and osteoporosis are being diagnosed more and more in children. And you can add to that sleep apnea, Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol levels. The...

Q: I recently had a kidney stone. Should I change my diet? I drink two to three cups of mint tea daily--could that be the problem?
A: First and foremost, be sure you drink plenty of fluids every day and avoid dehydration. Kidney stones form when...

Source: Harvard Health Letter
For weight-conscious people who love the taste and bite of carbonation of soft drinks, the advent of sugar-free soda 60 years ago seemed a blessing: If there were no calories, you didn't have to worry about weight...